“He’s having some good practices,” Anderson said. “There are some mental mistakes that are hindering him from being in there. It has nothing to do with his ability. He’s got great ability. He’s made unbelievable strides and he’s had some good practices over the last few weeks, but there’s a mental error here or there, especially late in the week on a Thursday or Friday practice, that as a coach prevents you from saying here’s a guy I trust in a critical situation that is going to make sure we’re doing things the right way.”

I'm not assuming that at all. I think he's saying Wallace STILL isn't capable of cracking the starting line up, which is really saying something considering the play of the OL over the last year and a half or so.

BTW, coaches feed the fans BS all the time. BS = lying. I figured you knew.

I don't think you need to be a scientific rocket to play Tackle. This is his third year with Enos. Surely the playbook has not changed every year. Something else is wrong. Just listened to Anderson's PC. Not impressed.

Here is the part that bothers me, we have guys making mental and physical errors in games, errors that have led to sacks and failed plays. I know that we will hear how our O'Line has graded out consistently well, but we have seen with our own eyes the issues that we have. 7 plays from inside the 5 yard line to score on NMSU as well as several other short yardage failures.

This same player started 10 games last year and is nothing but a year older and a year stronger. What has happened to that player? Did he just forget how he played last year?

We are going into the 6th week of the season (bye week) and still experimenting with O'Line combinations? Really?? Sorry guys it is just too hard for me to find fault in our players when we are facing situations like this. Now, if we were trying to shuffle people due to injury I could buy that.

How many D1 teams go into the 2nd week of the season with their O'Line in a state of flux? Much less still experimenting in week # 6. We waited until week 5 to move Gibson BACK to his natural position, a position that he played really well last year and Saturday we are going to start the game with him moved out to tackle AGAIN!

I really hate to come off negatively, but this is just the way that I feel. I honestly feel like we are not fielding our best combination of O'Linemen and it affects the way that we play, the way that we call plays and the confidence of the team.

Is there any chance the OL scheme and coaching doesn't fit the guys on the OL?

I mean you can bend the player to the scheme and get what you get or maybe bend the coaching and scheme to the player and try to make them more successful

To me it's pretty obvious. If Wallace has the ability why not simplify his reads so he can help the line? Maybe they've simplified as much as they can and have to go with the guys that can learn it? It's baffling that we don't have a single true tackle that can see the field.

The problem is Coach Kurt Anderson. Has anyone noticed how Buffalo's Olinehas improved in just two years without him around?

The Bills Oline wasn't bad when he was there.

IMO Kurt Anderson's NFL technical blocking is too much for our college o-lineman. Focus too much on hitting someone just right which leads to small margin for error, instead of just making sure you hit them.

IMO Kurt Anderson's NFL technical blocking is too much for our college o-lineman. Focus too much on hitting someone just right which leads to small margin for error, instead of just making sure you hit them.

Probably much truth in it, but then again, Bret has 3 more years to get underclassmen on board before they're seniors with virtually no risk of being fired for underachieving

“He’s having some good practices,” Anderson said. “There are some mental mistakes that are hindering him from being in there. It has nothing to do with his ability. He’s got great ability. He’s made unbelievable strides and he’s had some good practices over the last few weeks, but there’s a mental error here or there, especially late in the week on a Thursday or Friday practice, that as a coach prevents you from saying here’s a guy I trust in a critical situation that is going to make sure we’re doing things the right way.”

This makes no sense. This guy was a multi game starter last year. I have a hard time believing a college student that's been in the program 3-4 years can't learn the blocking schemes. There's no way he's a worse pass blocker than what we've got. At minimum he should be in there on obvious passing situations.

“He’s having some good practices,” Anderson said. “There are some mental mistakes that are hindering him from being in there. It has nothing to do with his ability. He’s got great ability. He’s made unbelievable strides and he’s had some good practices over the last few weeks, but there’s a mental error here or there, especially late in the week on a Thursday or Friday practice, that as a coach prevents you from saying here’s a guy I trust in a critical situation that is going to make sure we’re doing things the right way.”

I have read/heard that K.A. uses pretty complicated OL concepts. Maybe simplify things a bit, and make it easier for some of these really talented guys?

That seems to be a recurring theme arnd RRS. Every coach that doesn't show great production comes out with the scheme is too difficult and needs to be dumbed down. At what point do they start with plays 11 guys on hogville could run and then work their way up to junior high, then high school plays, etc.

That seems to be a recurring theme arnd RRS. Every coach that doesn't show great production comes out with the scheme is too difficult and needs to be dumbed down. At what point do they start with plays 11 guys on hogville could run and then work their way up to junior high, then high school plays, etc.

I'm just repeating what I've read from reporters and heard from coaches.

I'm just repeating what I've read from reporters and heard from coaches.

My tone must have been off... that was in response to you, but not meant to be "at" you, if that makes sense. I do believe coaches come in and try to teach technique and schemes difficult for players to pick up, but if that's the case it needs to be addressed early.

My tone must have been off... that was in response to you, but not meant to be "at" you, if that makes sense. I do believe coaches come in and try to teach technique and schemes difficult for players to pick up, but if that's the case it needs to be addressed early.

That seems to be a recurring theme arnd RRS. Every coach that doesn't show great production comes out with the scheme is too difficult and needs to be dumbed down. At what point do they start with plays 11 guys on hogville could run and then work their way up to junior high, then high school plays, etc.

Exactly. How many times have we heard it's not the Xs and Os it's the jimmys and joes.

They must really, really like Clary and see a huge upside in him.It's just hard to believe that Clary with Gibson out of position / is better than Gibson and Wallace playing their natural positions.Was Wallace that bad last year?

They must really, really like Clary and see a huge upside in him.It's just hard to believe that Clary with Gibson out of position / is better than Gibson and Wallace playing their natural positions.Was Wallace that bad last year?

Bielema said earlier in the week that he isn’t sure Ty is ready to play 60+ snaps in a SEC game.

“He’s having some good practices,” Anderson said. “There are some mental mistakes that are hindering him from being in there. It has nothing to do with his ability. He’s got great ability. He’s made unbelievable strides and he’s had some good practices over the last few weeks, but there’s a mental error here or there, especially late in the week on a Thursday or Friday practice, that as a coach prevents you from saying here’s a guy I trust in a critical situation that is going to make sure we’re doing things the right way.”

this is the kind of coach BS that would make it better if they would just shut up and coach.............Brian Wallace was a starter last year and is MAKING GREAT STRIDES but cant start over a grey shirt freshman and a walk on playing tackle for the first time..........that makes no sense, so again just shut up.

also, cant start because late in the week he makes a mental error here or there............guess what on Saturday you have starters making errors in every quarter......you have maybe the worst line in the SEC so it doesn't take a perfect player to beat out the guys you have starting.

I am not saying Wallace should be starting but I am saying just shut up and stop with the lame explanations as to why he isn't, obviously he is worse than terrible and isn't making strides from last year when he was a starter , cause if he was he would be starting now on this line, so just shut up and coach him.

this is the kind of coach BS that would make it better if they would just shut up and coach.............Brian Wallace was a starter last year and is MAKING GREAT STRIDES but cant start over a grey shirt freshman and a walk on playing tackle for the first time..........that makes no sense, so again just shut up.

also, cant start because late in the week he makes a mental error here or there............guess what on Saturday you have starters making errors in every quarter......you have maybe the worst line in the SEC so it doesn't take a perfect player to beat out the guys you have starting.

I am not saying Wallace should be starting but I am saying just shut up and stop with the lame explanations as to why he isn't, obviously he is worse than terrible and isn't making strides from last year when he was a starter , cause if he was he would be starting now on this line, so just shut up and coach him.

Best post in thread. I would take my chances on Gibson at guard and Wallace at tackle over what we have happening right now.

this is the kind of coach BS that would make it better if they would just shut up and coach.............Brian Wallace was a starter last year and is MAKING GREAT STRIDES but cant start over a grey shirt freshman and a walk on playing tackle for the first time..........that makes no sense, so again just shut up.

also, cant start because late in the week he makes a mental error here or there............guess what on Saturday you have starters making errors in every quarter......you have maybe the worst line in the SEC so it doesn't take a perfect player to beat out the guys you have starting.

I am not saying Wallace should be starting but I am saying just shut up and stop with the lame explanations as to why he isn't, obviously he is worse than terrible and isn't making strides from last year when he was a starter , cause if he was he would be starting now on this line, so just shut up and coach him.

Gibson played some tackle his sophomore? year, I remember Skipper or Kirkland getting hurt and he went in for a series. There's a reason they had the speaker in the helmet for Wallace in the fall practices, it wasn't to listen to music. Now, does he deserve a chance, I think so, but I don't watch the practices.